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US Confrontation with Iran

455 events in this timeline

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  1. 1951-04-28 April 28, 1951: Mosaddeq Elected Prime Minister of Iran
  2. 1953-08-19 August 19, 1953: Iranian Government Overthrown by Rebels and CIA
  3. 1975-04-22 April 22, 1975: Kissinger Outlines US Plans to Help Iran Achieve Nuclear Capability
  4. 1979-11-04 November 4, 1979-January 20, 1981: 52 American Hostages Captured in Tehran, Held for 444 Days
  5. 1979-11-14 November 14, 1979: Carter Freezes Iranian Assets
  6. 1980-09-30 September 30, 1980: Iran Bombs Iraqi Nuclear Facility
  7. 1981-01-19 January 19, 1981: US, Iran Sign Algiers Accords
  8. 1981-01-28 January 28, 1981: Reagan Officials Planning to Sell Arms to Iran
  9. 1981-06-28 June 28, 1981: MEK Bombs Islamic Republic Party HQ
  10. 1982-06-16 After June 16, 1982: Arrest of ‘Rogue’ Agent Leads US to Divert Blame for Terrorist Acts from Iran to Libya
  11. 1983-08-15 August 15, 1983: GeoMiliTech formed; Begins Selling Arms to Iran
  12. 1985-06-11 June 11, 1985: NSC Advocates US Arms Sales to Iran
  13. 1985-07-03 July 3, 1985: Israel Offers to Facilitate Hostage Release; Arms-for-Hostage Deal In Place
  14. 1985-07-08 July 8, 1985: Reagan Compares Iran to ‘Murder Incorporated’ While White House Prepares to Sell Arms to Iran
  15. 1985-08-06 August 6, 1985: Iran Sets Terms for Arms-for-Hostages Deal
  16. 1985-09-15 September 15, 1985: First Arms-for-Hostage Deal with Iran Completed
  17. 1985-12-06 December 6, 1985: Reagan Ignores Warning that Iran Arms Deals Are Illegal
  18. 1986-01-07 January 7, 1986: US Plans Further Arms Sales to Iran
  19. 1986-01-17 January 17, 1986: Reagan Authorizes Clandestine Sale of Antitank Missiles to Iran
  20. 1986-07-23 July 23, 1986: CIA Director: Vice President Should Ask Hussein to Increase Bombing of Iran
  21. 1986-08-03 July 28-August 3, 1986: Vice President Bush Secretly Pressures Hussein to Escalate Air Strikes Into Iran
  22. 1986-08-03 July 28-August 3, 1986: Vice President Bush Meets with Middle East Leaders to Pressure Iran in Hostage Negotiations
  23. 1986-09-19 September 19, 1986: Iranians Seek More US Arms, Take More Hostages
  24. 1986-11-03 November 3, 1986: Lebanese Newspaper Reveals US Arms Sales to Iran, Beginning Iran/Contra Affair Scandal
  25. 1987-08-06 August 6, 1987: Vice President Bush Claims Ignorance of Details of Iranian, Iraqi Arms Deals
  26. 1987-10-18 October 18, 1987: US Risks Being Drawn into War with Iran, Warns Senate
  27. 1988-07-03 July 3, 1988: US Naval Vessel Shoots down Iranian Civilian Aircraft, Killing 290
  28. 1988-08-20 August 20, 1988: Iran-Iraq War Ends
  29. 1988-12-21 After December 21, 1988: CIA Worried Lockerbie Investigation Will Expose Dealings with Iran
  30. 1992-01-20 January 20, 1992: US Concludes Iran Has All Needed Components for Nuclear Weapons
  31. 1992-03-17 March 17, 1992: Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires Is Bombed, Hezbollah and Iran Accused Despite Lack of Evidence
  32. 1994-07-18 July 18, 1994: Anti-Jewish Bombing in Buenos Aires Is Blamed on Hezbollah and Iran Despite Lack of Proof
  33. 1995-03-15 March 15, 1995: US Imposes Oil, Trade Sanctions on Iran
  34. 1995-05-06 May 6, 1995: US Prohibits American Business Firms from Trading with Iran
  35. 1996-08-12 August 12, 1996: Turkey and Iran Ink Major Pipeline Deal
  36. 1998-02-17 February 17, 1998: Academic Warns Iran’s WMD Programs Pose Threat to US
  37. 1998-04-09 April 9, 1998: Israeli Press Reveals Iranian Plans to Secure Soviet Nuclear Warheads
  38. 1998-11-16 November 16, 1998: White House Reports Iran Not in Compliance with Algiers Accords
  39. 2001-06-14 June 14, 2001: Asian Alliance Seeks to Counter US Dominance in Central Asia
  40. 2001-07-18 July 18, 2001: Conservative Think Tank Warns Russia, China Joining to Oppose US ‘Hegemonism’ in Central Asia
  41. 2001-07-26 July 26, 2001: Tabriz-Ankara Pipeline Opened
  42. 2001-09-11 September 11, 2001: Iranian Diplomat Offers Backchannel Support for US after 9/11 Attacks
  43. 2001-11-02 November 2, 2001: Britain Adds MEK to Terrorist List
  44. 2001-11-20 November 20, 2001: Neocon Advocates Overthrow of Iranian Government
  45. 2001-12-09 After December 9, 2001: Pentagon Allegedly Fails to Provide Potentially Life-Saving Information to US Intelligence Agencies, according to Unreliable Sources
  46. 2001-12-09 December 9, 2001: Defense Officials Attend Secret Backchannel Meeting with Iranians
  47. 2001-12-19 December 19, 2001: Bin Laden Falsely Alleged to Be Sheltered by MEK in Iran
  48. 2002-01-19 January 19, 2002: Wall Street Journal Editor Calls for Hardline Policy Towards Iran
  49. 2002-01-29 January 29, 2002: Bush Labels Iraq, Iran, and North Korea an ‘Axis of Evil,’ Ending Cooperation with Iran
  50. 2002-01-29 After January 29, 2002: Bush: Iran Added to ‘Axis of Evil’ to Confront Evil, Promote Freedom